evaluation of turkish students selection examination questions for

evaluation of turkish students selection examination questions for

Journal of Quality Measurement and Analysis
Jurnal Pengukuran Kualiti dan Analisis
JQMA 8(1) 2012, 73-83
EVALUATION OF TURKISH STUDENTS SELECTION EXAMINATION
QUESTIONS FOR MATHEMATICS 2/ALGEBRA
(Penilaian Soalan Peperiksaan Pemilihan Pelajar Turki untuk Matematik 2/Aljabar)
ERCAN ÖZDEMİR, GÜRSEL GÜLER & RAMAZAN DİKİCİ
ABSTRACT
This study examines the 2006, 2007 and 2008 Students Selection Examination questions
(Mathematics 2/Algebra) in terms of level and content. The knowledge and skills necessary
to answer these questions correctly were examined using questions administered according
to the subject areas. The questions were administered to 627 1st grade students studying in
different departments of the Faculty of Education of Atatürk University and Rize University.
Their answers were used to calculate the item difficulty index of each question. The questions of
each year were applied to the 1st grade university students taking the examination and entering
the university in that year. Overall, results indicate that students who scored well in the Student
Selection Examination, and succeeded in gaining university entrance, had difficulty answering
the questions requiring the collective use of conceptual and operational knowledge.
Keywords: Student Selection Examination - Mathematics 2/Algebra questions; item difficulty;
level and content analysis
ABSTRAK
Dalam kajian ini dinilai soalan-soalan Peperiksaan Pemilihan Pelajar Matematik 2/Aljabar
bagi tahun 2006, 2007 dan 2008 dari segi tahap dan kandungan. Pengetahuan dan kemahiran
yang diperlukan untuk menjawab soalan-soalan ini dengan betul telah dinilai melalui soalan
yang disediakan mengikut bidang. Soalan-soalan tersebut telah diberikan kepada 627 orang
pelajar gred 1 daripada jabatan-jabatan yang berbeza dalam Fakulti Pendidikan, Universiti
Atatürk dan Universiti Rize. Jawapan mereka telah digunakan untuk mengira indeks kesukaran
item bagi setiap soalan. Soalan pada setiap tahun telah diuji ke atas pelajar universiti gred 1
yang memasuki universiti tersebut pada tahun berkenaan. Secara keseluruhannya, keputusan
menunjukkan bahawa pelajar yang mendapat tempat yang baik dalam Peperiksaan Pemilihan
Pelajar, dan berjaya ditawarkan ke universiti, menghadapi kesukaran untuk menjawab soalansoalan yang memerlukan gabungan pengetahuan berbentuk konsep dengan operasian.
Kata kunci: Peperiksaan Pemilihan Pelajar - soalan Matematik 2/Aljabar; kesukaran item;
analisis tahap dan kandungan
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Department of Secondary Science and Mathematics Education
Kazım Karabekir Education Faculty
Atatürk University
25240 Erzurum, TURKEY
E-mail: [email protected]*, [email protected], [email protected]
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